Domineering Daming

He has already heard that the emperor will summon Shandong officials at all levels in the governor's office tomorrow. At that time, if he breaks in and sues Yang Fengzhong, the effect will be greater, and the emperor will definitely remember him and reuse him!

Chapter 648

On the second day, Zhu Xu came to the Governor's Yamen without any haste, wearing a uniform and holding a folding fan.

"The ministers are waiting to see the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Huang Chengyuan and Yan Mingtai led a group of civil and military officials from Shandong and stood in front of the door to welcome Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu brought along Cao Huachun, Cao Bianjiao, and two hundred guards. Even though they were wearing ordinary clothes, they were full of majesty.

"Pingshen, let's go in and talk." Zhu Xu said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Huang Chengyuan and Yan Mingtai led a group of people, most of them were very nervous, and few dared to treat them calmly.

Now it's Jingzheng Dynasty, not Tianqi, Wanli, courtiers can beat the emperor with chicken feathers.

Zhu Xu came to the lobby, looked at it, nodded slightly, plain and low-key, without any luxury.

Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao are on both sides of him.

After Zhu Xu sat down, a group of officials came in one after another, bowing and standing in front of him.

In addition to the governor's yamen, the governor's yamen, and prefects from all over the country, there are about 30 people, which can be regarded as Shandong management.

"Let's all sit down." Zhu Xu picked up the tea on the side and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

A group of people raised their hands again, sat down separately, and then turned their bodies slightly, waiting for Zhu Xu to speak.

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea, then looked at the crowd, and said with a calm smile: "I have many purposes for going south this time, one of which is to let officials who have never met me before, let us Let's meet each other to avoid misunderstanding."

The words "avoid misunderstanding" made everyone's hearts beat wildly. The emperor in front of him was Jing Zheng, who would kill people if he disagreed with him!

Everyone became more respectful, for fear that something would be "misunderstood" by the emperor.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Xu couldn't help but smiled, and said, "Don't be nervous, I don't eat people, well, let's start with Governor Huang, you talk first, let's relax."

Huang Chengyuan's face was solemn, and just about to get up, Zhu Xu waved his hands and said, "We're just chatting about family affairs today, we don't need to stand, we just sit and talk."

Huang Chengyuan hesitated for a moment, sat down with his hands raised, and said, "Returning to the emperor, the ministers of various government affairs in Shandong are already proficient, the governor's office and officials from all over the country are very supportive, and the ministers about the 'New Deal' have also started, and it is going well so far."

Zhu Xu said "Well", this is also the usual method used by the courtiers to deal with him as the emperor, "concise and concise" and "no content".

"Governor Yan, tell me?" Zhu Xu raised his voice a little.

Everyone immediately knew that Zhu Xu was dissatisfied with Huang Chengyuan's answer, Yan Mingtai didn't dare to continue the routine, and hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, the Governor's Mansion has dispatched five thousand elite soldiers and plans to wipe out all the bandits in Shandong from east to west It is estimated that within half a year Shandong will be restored to stability and the people will live and work in peace and contentment.”

"Have a plan, have determination, not bad!"

Zhu Xu commented, and with Yan Mingtai's smile, he turned his head to look at the others, and said, "Does anyone else have anything to say? Is the prefect of Jinan here?"

That day when Zhu Xu was sitting inside, several people present knew each other, but they all shrank their heads and held their breath.

Huang Chengyuan's expression moved slightly, he raised his hand and said, "Go back to the emperor, the magistrate Yang is asking for leave."

Zhu Xu naturally knew Yang Fengzhong's every move, picked up the teacup, and smiled without saying a word.

The confrontation between Huang Chengyuan and Yang Fengzhong that day was actually a confrontation between the "New Deal faction" of the imperial court and the "Conservative faction". Judging from the result, it should be that the "New Deal faction" won a complete victory, and the "Conservative faction" was planning to counterattack .

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Don't be restrained, just say what you want, let's be open and honest today and speak freely."

When Zhu Xu said that, the people below were even more afraid to speak.

Except for a few people, their understanding of the emperor was either Wei Guangzheng in the newspapers or the "ruthless and immoral" word of mouth. No matter which one, everyone in the room dare not speak nonsense and be cautious in their words and deeds.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

Suddenly, in the dead silence, a person stood up and said in a deep voice.

When everyone looked over, they all looked slightly shocked. It was Feng Deyuan, the magistrate of Tai'an Prefecture.

Zhu Xu didn't know him, Cao Huachun had already whispered in his ear.

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes. He remembered that he had broken Young Master Feng's leg in Tai'an, and at the same time asked the governor's office to investigate. It seemed that Feng Deyuan had a lot of tricks, and he appeared in front of him without incident!

But obviously, Feng Deyuan didn't know that Zhu Xu ordered the beating that day, Zhu Xu smiled calmly and said, "Well, tell me, I like to hear the truth."

Feng Deyuan stood in front of Zhu Xuzheng, raised his hand, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I believe that the imperial court has three major malpractices!"

Everyone present, even Huang Chengyuan was startled, this Huang Chengyuan is really dead talk, amazing and endless!Who doesn't know that the policy of the imperial court is not from the cabinet, but from the emperor in front of him!

This is killing!

Zhu Xu smiled even more, looked at Feng Deyuan, and said: "With your courage alone, I will admire you. Courtiers have the duty to help the government's gains and losses, and to advise the court. If there are problems, you can't hide them. You Say, I am all ears!"

Feng Deyuan is less than fifty this year, slightly fat, with a serious face, burning eyes, raised his hands, bowed his body, and said in a deep and determined tone: "Thank you, Your Majesty. First, I think the imperial court's disaster relief strategy There are disadvantages, such as wastage, misappropriation, robbing by officials and businessmen, etc. I don’t know how many of them really fall into the hands of the victims, and less than one-twelfth of them are left. I believe that the disaster relief needs to rely on the local yamen, otherwise it will be half the effort and the gains will not be worth the losses.”

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, and said: "That's right, someone told me before that I was reflecting on it, and asked the cabinet to review it again, so let's continue."

Feng Deyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and his heart beat faster.He is gambling this time, he knows that the governor's office is secretly investigating him, and the only way to save himself is the emperor in front of him!

Like a strong man who is loyal to the country and not afraid of death, he raised his hand and said again: "Secondly, I believe that the court is immoral and should not use the butcher's knife against Shilin!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall became even quieter.

Dozens of members of the Donglin Party were condemned in the court, and what a storm it caused, and the gentry are still criticizing it. It can be said that this is a "reverse scale" of the imperial court and the emperor, and it cannot be touched!

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, his fingers were already tapping on the table next to him.

Back then, Zhu Xu felt a little impulsive about the Donglin Party, but he had to do what he had to do.He is at ease, but the courtiers, regardless of whether they are in the court or in the field, all have grudges about this matter in their hearts, like a gnat in their throats.

Feng Deyuan brought it up today, perhaps with selfish intentions, but it is also a barrier that the scholarly class cannot get around. Maybe there will be different opinions in the history books in the future.

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers, raised his head and said: "This matter is not the court, but a decision made by me. Donglin's party is secretive, and the disaster is beyond the outline. , What is righteousness, how did it come about? What is the "evil party", who decides? Since Zhang Taiyue, the atmosphere of the government and the opposition has changed drastically, and everyone hates forming a party. Which one is not a party? Since Brother Tianqi, Donglin has dominated the government and ostracized Dissenters, planting cronies, and betting on what you do! Today I want to say something, those who sympathize with the Donglin Party, want to rebuild the Donglin Party, regard them as sages, try to form a party again, and destroy the government...I will never allow it! Once, I will kill once, and a hundred times, I will kill a hundred times!"

"My lord is guilty!"

The whole room was horrified by Zhu Xu's murderous words, they hurriedly stood up, raised their hands and confessed.

Zhu Xu waved his hand, looked at Feng Deyuan and said calmly: "The third one."

There was fear in Feng Deyuan's eyes, and the corners of his face twitched slightly.

I thought the emperor would use the donkey down the slope to say a few words to soften and appease Shilin, but he didn't expect that in exchange for such a murderous sentence, he would lose all the goodwill he had earned just now, so he could only pin it on the last one.